Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męzdra
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
- *męzdro n
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mēmstra n (*mēmstrāˀ f), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms-rom, from *mḗms (“flesh, meat”). Cognate with Latin membrum, Proto-Celtic *mīðrom.
Changing *-str- > *-zdr- under the influence of *dьrati.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *męzdra (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *męzdra | *męzdrě | *męzdry |
| genitive | *męzdry | *męzdru | *męzdrъ |
| dative | *męzdrě | *męzdrama | *męzdramъ |
| accusative | *męzdrǫ | *męzdrě | *męzdry |
| instrumental | *męzdrojǫ, *męzdrǫ** | *męzdrama | *męzdrami |
| locative | *męzdrě | *męzdru | *męzdrasъ, *męzdraxъ* |
| vocative | *męzdro | *męzdrě | *męzdry |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
- *męso (“meat”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męzdra/*męzdro”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 22
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mezdra; *mezdro”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 316
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1972) “мяздра́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 29